concept of god
- Created by: kierasanghera
- Created on: 18-05-16 21:36
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- Gods divine attributes
- omniscience
- all knowing - knowing everything that is logically possible to know
- omnipotence
- all powerful, having all powers in a perfect way
- supremely good
- has all possible goodness in a perfect way
- eternal
- exists in time at every moment simultaneously
- everlasting
- exists outside of time without a beginning or end
- paradox of the stone
- If x can create a stone that he cannot lift, then there is a limit to his power, if x cannot create a stone that he cannot lift, then there is a limit on his power, both mean he cannot be omnipotent
- euthyphro dillema
- morally good acts are good acts because they are willed by god or morally good acts are willed by god because they are good acts
- if morally good acts are willed by god because they are good acts then morality is independent of gods will
- it is not the case that morally good acts are good acts independent of gods will
- if morally good acts are good because they are willed by god then there is no reason to care about gods moral goodness and worship him
- there are reasons both to care about his moral goodness and to worship him
- therefore morally good acts are not good because god wills them
- there are reasons both to care about his moral goodness and to worship him
- if morally good acts are good because they are willed by god then there is no reason to care about gods moral goodness and worship him
- it is not the case that morally good acts are good acts independent of gods will
- if morally good acts are willed by god because they are good acts then morality is independent of gods will
- morally good acts are good acts because they are willed by god or morally good acts are willed by god because they are good acts
- existance of an omniscient god and free beings
- If god knows all, he knows what everyone will do in the future, but if so, how are we free if our actions are already determined?
- omniscience
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